Three accused of having pot plant in pickup

Collier County sheriff's deputies arrested three people Thursday after finding a marijuana plant on the floorboard of their pickup, reports said.

Antonio Hernandez, 23, of the 300 block of Ethel Frank Court, Immokalee; Mallory Chapa, 19, of the 1300 block of Apple Street, Immokalee; and a 16-year-old minor whose name is not being revealed, are each facing felony charges of cultivating and possessing marijuana.

Around 2 p.m., deputies stopped a gray Ford F-150 for having illegal window tint, according to an arrest report. Inside the truck, deputies reported seeing a marijuana plan on the right rear floorboard.

A search of the vehicle also turned up drug paraphernalia and stolen checks, reports said. The owner of the checks declined to press charges.